sears and toys r us launched christmas websites in july. a lot rests on the appetite shoppers will have to spend come december.laura rowley writes the money & happiness column at yahoo finance. even before the back-to-school stopping season is completed retail have already put in motion holiday plans and serous toys r ross and kmart are just a trio of big retailers that have already launched holiday sales in july believe it or not let's talk about holiday spending she believe we're talking about holiday spending already been so much rests when the december appetite for consumers especially given this economy. for consumers going to be approaching spending capa's come december? " that's interesting there's a new survey from killed in research and found about three-quarters of consumers say they're gonna approached holidays differently because of the downturn in the economy to 60 percent said their own spin last half our on-out more affordable stores and half are going to save the money in advance rather than the last minute shopping for putt